About this role
The Applied AI Engineering team builds generative AI solutions to help public sector agencies implement secure and impactful technology. Serving as technical thought partners, team members ideate high-value use cases and provide hands-on guidance to drive projects into production through automated content synthesis, advanced search capabilities, and bespoke applications.
Working within the Government team, this professional partners with federal, state, and local agencies, policymakers, and public institutions to establish generative AI strategies and identify key applications. Responsibilities include collaborating with technical teams, systems integrators, and implementation partners to move projects from prototypes through production, while designing architectures using the OpenAI API and other foundational technologies to maximize customer value. This practitioner also coordinates closely with internal sales, solutions engineering, global affairs, applied research, and product teams.
Candidates who thrive in this position bring a product mindset and a background in technical consulting with public sector customers. Successful practitioners demonstrate the ability to bridge technical teams with senior stakeholders while managing multiple concurrent projects across complex deployment environments.
What you will do
- Embed deeply with sophisticated public sector customers as a technical lead and thought partner to build novel applications using the OpenAI API and foundational technologies like Codex.
- Partner with senior customer stakeholders to identify generative AI use cases and build a comprehensive backlog supporting their artificial intelligence roadmap.
- Build hands-on prototypes and deliver strategic guidance alongside systems integrators and implementation partners to accelerate time to value.
- Manage relationships with customer leadership and stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and scaling of applications.
- Contribute to open-source developer resources and enterprise tools.
- Scale the deployment engineering function by sharing knowledge, publishing notebooks, and codifying best practices.
- Deliver high-signal feedback from customer interactions to product, engineering, and research teams.
What you need
- Hold an active TS/SCI clearance.
- Bring seven or more years of technical consulting or equivalent experience working with public sector customers, preferably within the U.S. federal government.
- Demonstrate successful leadership of generative AI or traditional machine learning implementations for government agencies alongside systems integrators and partners.
- Understand network and cloud architecture, including experience managing on-premise deployments.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences across all levels of seniority.
- Bring industry programming experience in languages such as Python, Go, or TypeScript.
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Relocation support
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
Where is this role located?
This role is based in Washington, DC. Relocation support is available to new employees.
What is the compensation range?
The salary ranges from $211K to $302K and includes offers of equity.
What clearance is required for this position?
Applicants must hold an active TS/SCI clearance.
What teams will I collaborate with internally?
You will collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Global Affairs, Applied Research, and Product teams.